Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease
This pilot study attempted to identify a relationship between dance and mirror neuron activity in people with Parkinson’s disease by investigating Mu rhythm desynchronization in electroencephalographic (EEG) data before and after regular participation in a program of dance classes. During the EEG re...
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| author | Jade Thalia Rodrigues Vilhalva Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba Lane Viana Krejcova Carlomagno Pacheco. Bahia |
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| description | This pilot study attempted to identify a relationship between dance and mirror neuron activity in people with Parkinson’s disease by investigating Mu rhythm desynchronization in electroencephalographic (EEG) data before and after regular participation in a program of dance classes. During the EEG recordings, the participants observed a sequence of videos showing either choreographic (complex) or daily (simple) movements, each preceded by a baseline image (dark screen) and a control video (moving blocks). The results showed a statistically significant increase in Mu rhythm desynchronization in the alpha 1 band at the central channels after 6 months of dance classes. Control comparisons with occipital channels showed no such increase. Mu rhythm suppression has been demonstrated to reflect the activity of the human mirror neuron system, respond to variations in motor expertise, and seem to be impaired in Parkinson’s disease. The Mu wave desynchronization increase shown here, after 6 months of dance classes, is an objective measurement of the benefits of such practice for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9286534fc0c54cd080ce0fdace2634142025-08-20T03:39:56ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612025-03-011910.3389/fnhum.2025.14437301443730Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s diseaseJade Thalia Rodrigues Vilhalva0Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba1Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba2Lane Viana Krejcova3Carlomagno Pacheco. Bahia4Laboratório de Neuroplasticidade, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, BrazilFaculdade de Meteorologia, Instituto de Geociências, UFPA, Belém, Pará, BrazilPrograma Interdisciplinar Trópico em Movimento, Reitoria, UFPA, Belém, Pará, BrazilFaculdade de Dança, Instituto de Ciências da Arte, UFPA, Belém, Pará, BrazilLaboratório de Neuroplasticidade, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, BrazilThis pilot study attempted to identify a relationship between dance and mirror neuron activity in people with Parkinson’s disease by investigating Mu rhythm desynchronization in electroencephalographic (EEG) data before and after regular participation in a program of dance classes. During the EEG recordings, the participants observed a sequence of videos showing either choreographic (complex) or daily (simple) movements, each preceded by a baseline image (dark screen) and a control video (moving blocks). The results showed a statistically significant increase in Mu rhythm desynchronization in the alpha 1 band at the central channels after 6 months of dance classes. Control comparisons with occipital channels showed no such increase. Mu rhythm suppression has been demonstrated to reflect the activity of the human mirror neuron system, respond to variations in motor expertise, and seem to be impaired in Parkinson’s disease. The Mu wave desynchronization increase shown here, after 6 months of dance classes, is an objective measurement of the benefits of such practice for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD).https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1443730/fullMu-rhythmevent-related desynchronizationParkinson’s diseasemirror neuron systemdance |
| spellingShingle | Jade Thalia Rodrigues Vilhalva Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba Breno Cesar de Oliveira Imbiriba Lane Viana Krejcova Carlomagno Pacheco. Bahia Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Mu-rhythm event-related desynchronization Parkinson’s disease mirror neuron system dance |
| title | Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease |
| title_full | Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease |
| title_fullStr | Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease |
| title_short | Increasing Mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with Parkinson’s disease |
| title_sort | increasing mu wave desynchronization after dance classes on people with parkinson s disease |
| topic | Mu-rhythm event-related desynchronization Parkinson’s disease mirror neuron system dance |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnhum.2025.1443730/full |
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